Associate Professor
Expertise
Child development, parenting, outdoor play, risky play, risk taking, risk perception, early childhood education, injury prevention,
Chosen name and pronouns
Mariana Brussoni (She/Her/Hers)
604–875–3712
Twitter/ mbrussoni
Facebook/ playoutsideubc
/ http://instagram.com/playoutsideubc
Languages
Spanish
In the Media
- Playing in nature deserves the respect we give organized sports
- The kids are alright, sort of
- Rethinking risk: Are children too safe for their own good?
- Why experts say schools shouldn’t shy away from a little physicality during recess
- Don’t worry, parents, rough play is normal part of childhood: expert
- When kids dread recess, we have a problem
- Children and nature
- Indigenous people face higher risk of transportation injuries in British Columbia
- Kids more active, less depressed when playgrounds include natural elements
- Risky outdoor play positively impacts children’s health: UBC study
- Could our outdoor play spaces be too safe?
- Hospitalization rates double for older male motorcyclists
- Kids benefit from rough and tumble play with dads
- UBC experts comment on Father’s Day